This directory contains the Solaris builds of Firefox 3.0.4,
which are contributed by SUN Desktop Beijing Team. If you
have any problem with these builds, please send email to
desktop dash discuss at opensolaris dot org
Note: Currently the contributed build of Firefox 3.0.4 is
available on
o OpenSolaris(http://www.opensolaris.com/get/)
o Solaris 10(http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/get.jsp)
Installation
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* Tarball format
Extract the tarball to a proper location[1]
$ bzip2 -dc .tar.bz2 | tar -xf -
[1]: Make sure there is no firefox directory there before you
extract the tarball, it's not recommended to just overwrite the old
firefox directory.
* Pkgadd format
1, First uncompress the zip file
$ bzip2 -d .bz2
You will get a package datastream file named
2, Install the package as root
# pkgadd -d ./
The default install location would be /opt/sfw/lib/firefox
Enable Java
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cd /path/to//plugins
ln -s /path/to//libjavaplugin_oji.so
Enable Flash/Shockwave
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1, Download the Flash/Shockwave plugin from
http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&P2_Platform=Intel&P3_Browser_Version=Netscape4&P5_Language=English
2, Extract the tarball and place the files under
/path/to//plugins
Run The Application
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a, Execute the application by specifying the absolute path
$ /path/to//firefox
b, Add to your PATH and execute "firefox"
c, Add the desktop file and start from menu(pkgadd format only)
# cat >/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop</firefox
TryExec=/path/to//firefox
Icon=/path/to//icons/mozicon50.xpm
X-GNOME-DocPath=
Terminal=false
Name=Firefox
GenericName=Firefox
Comment=Firefox
Categories=Application;Network;
EOF
Troubleshooting
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N/A
Build Configuration
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* Firefox and Mozilla suite
Start up Mozilla/Firefox that you just installed and type
"about:buildconfig" in the URL field, and then you would see all the
build configurations used for this build.
* Thunderbird
From Thunderbird menu,
"Edit" -> "Preferences" -> "General" -> "Location"
and input "about:buildconfig" there. Restarting Thunderbird should
give you the build configuration information.